Help- Summer Walleye Trip

[brunk59]

Hello, I'm looking for a good action lake with a chance at a couple fish for the frying pan for the family this summer. Been going to the Atikokan Ontario area with great success. Just wondering if we can get similar action without a shorter drive. Any suggestions? I have a 16 1/2' deep v for the trip. Thanks!

[DR_FISH]

Lake of the Woods is a great lake

[DaRangeFinder]

Go Big V

[JohnMickish]

I'm a big fan of Leech or URL, leaning more towards Leech. Big V can be great but without prior knowledge it can be tough, Leech is easier (in my mind) with URL being the easiest to find fish, but not much else to do up there.

Leech offers the best chance at getting into some big fish.

[Jim Almquist]

Another very good lake would be Winnibigoshish. From opening day through July you can have a great bite. It starts close to shore and works it way out to the humps come mid-summer. While it may not be as fast of action like you had in Canada you should not go hungry.

[archeral566]

Rainy lake, in late july or august. the walleyes are just stacked on the reefs then and you can catch them one after another if you can read your sonar well.

[james_walleye]

I would second big winnie. We go up the first week of august every year and do very well.

[hugoslugger]

The St. Louis River up her in Duluth is always a good time with a chance to catch huge fish

[NEUT6899]

I agree with most of the posts here but would like to throw in my favorite place on earth... Lake Kabetogama...This is truly gods country and the walleye fishing is fantastic..Go once and you will want to return.. My 2 cents..

[PerchJerker]

Hello, I'm looking for a good action lake with a chance at a couple fish for the frying pan for the family this summer.

Well, I'm not sure what you mean by action lake, but I'll tell you that I catch WAY more fish in Canada than I do in Minnesota. That doesn't mean there's not great fishing in Minnesota, but I don't think you can really compare the number of bites you get here to the number of bites you get there.

But, if you want a shorter drive, and if you want to catch and cook some fish and are willing to live with fewer bites, then these guys gave you a lot of good options. I like the Winnie, Leech, Cass area, and I like Vermilion and Kabetogema. And Upper Red can be great for putting eaters in the boat. On any of those lakes you'll have to work a bit harder than in Canada, but they're still great lakes to fish.

[Northlander]

I would go in this order.

Rainy Lake

LOW

Kab

Red

Winni

The St. Louis River is a awesome walleye fishery but not really a vacation site unless you like to vacation in a hotel in a city. From opener through June the fishing can be crazy good though.

[tacklejunkie]

Hello, I'm looking for a good action lake with a chance at a couple fish for the frying pan for the family this summer. Been going to the Atikokan Ontario area with great success. Just wondering if we can get similar action without a shorter drive. Any suggestions? I have a 16 1/2' deep v for the trip. Thanks!

I would second LOTW. No rocket science degree needed to fish it. Your boat is fine just pick your days

[rkhinrichs]

I would have to second that raniy is a great lake can even fish the canada side to. and we call that in are familiy reefer madness!!!

[gregg52]

winnie and the gosh dam are to beat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

most any time of the year